January 15, 2024 We Remember Them By Sylvia Kamens and Rabbi Jack Riemer In the rising of the sun and in its going down,We remember them.In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter,We remember them.In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring,We...
January 14, 2024 “The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer someone else up.”— Mark Twain It was one of those days that she’d never forget. We all have them. Everything seemed to be going wrong, so Silvana picked up the phone to call her friend, whose son died at...
January 13, 2024 “Lord, give me the strength and courage to choose the right course, even when the sea is rough and the waves are high, knowing that through enduring hardship and danger in your name we shall find comfort and peace.”— St. Basil of Caesarea None of his...
January 12, 2024 In 2008, Hazel Birdsal wrote the poem “As I Sit in Heaven” for her late sister. She shared it online at the time. However, in the succeeding years, the poem was used thousands of times saying, “Author unknown”. As I Sit in Heaven By Hazel BirdsalAs I...
January 11, 2024 “Grief hurts in a deeply particular way, and isolation makes it worse.” — Ashley Judd When the celebrated country music singer Naomi Judd committed suicide, her daughter Ashley said, “Trauma took up all of the space inside me.” An actress and...
January 10, 2024 “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”— Charles Dickens On your journey toward healing, it’s very important to watch for what Director of Bereavement Carolyn Killian calls “the first glimmer of hope.” When you...
